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Should You Purchase Long-Term Care Insurance?
One question that frequently arises, especially as a person gets closer to retirement, is "Do I need long-term care insurance?" Here are some guidelines that may help you decide.

Posted: May 15, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Deciding an Adverse Action: The Process and the Proposal
Deciding whether to take an adverse action official is one of the more difficult tasks a Federal manager may perform. Much is on the table for the employee, the manager and the organization. The author's goal in this series is to help decision-makers identify the decision points and provide context to the paper you'll be seeing. This, the first in a three part series, addresses the overall process involved and a framework for analyzing the proposed action.

Posted: May 13, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Reader Survey Results: Obama vs. McCain
The 2008 presidential race has been long and intense--and still has a few more months to go. Last week's survey revealed the race among the two leading candidates is very close with many readers indicating they are voting against one candidate more than they are voting in favor of one man. The campaign is also generating strong opinions on controversial topics.

Posted: May 11, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Lying about Government Credit Card Debt Leads to Removal
This Dept. of Veterans Affairs employee filled out a background investigation form but provided inaccurate answers to certain questions. She was fired and the MSPB and a federal court upheld her removal.

Posted: May 11, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

The Aging--and Retiring--Federal Workforce
If you were a big fan of the Beatles singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand," you remember President Kennedy addressing the nation during the Cuban missile crisis; and you recall seeing Governor George Wallace standing in the door at the University of Alabama to block integration of the public school system on a black and white television set, you are older than most Americans. But many federal employees do recall these events because they were alive when they occurred.

Posted: May 7, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

FBI Raids Office of Special Counsel
FBI agents have raided the Office of Special Counsel and the home of Special Counsel Scott Bloch.

Posted: May 6, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Love in the Federal Workplace
Our patterns of courtship have changed with new technology. Ardent, would-be lovers are not the only people to use the Internet. One government employee found herself the victim of a scam--and the scammer got her personal information from her government computer.

Posted: May 6, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

Marriage, Death and Your Survivor Annuity
A federal employee who died was divorced in 1988 but never filed a form to remove his former wife as his designated beneficiary. What impact does that have on his ex-wife whom he had divorced almost 20 years ago? Where financial impact does it have on his new wife? As this case shows, actions you take (or do not take) have an impact on those you leave behind.

Posted: May 5, 2008 | Full Story | Discuss this Article

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